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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.3.569

The Effects of Tea-Meditation Intervention on the Mindfulness and Psychological Well-being of Middle-aged Women with Depression  

Kim, Gui-Won (Department of Education, Kyungsung Univesity)
Kim, Joung-Gun (Global Business Coaching Institute, Inc.)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.3, 2017 , pp. 569-578 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of tea meditation intervention on the mindfulness and psychological well-being of middle-aged women with depression. The participants were recruited from the Life-Long Education Center of B university in B City. The research design was 2 (experimental vs control group) ${\times}3$ (pre, post, follow-up). A total of twenty participants were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group, consisting of 10 participants each. The program consists of ten sessions, including psychological well-being improvement activities and mindfulness meditation practices with tea. The levels of mindfulness and psychological well-being (self-acceptance, positive relation with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose of life and personal growth) showed statistically significant increases in the post-program and follow-up measurements, as compared to the pre-program measurements.
Keywords
Depression; Middle-aged Women; Mindfulness; Middle-aged Women; Tea-Meditation;
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